Principal AI/ML Engineer - Sales Engineer- Remote

• Partner with GTM and Industry Leaders to shape strategic pursuits across Payor, Provider and Life Sciences
• Lead customer discovery workshops, executive presentations and technical solutioning sessions
• Track and manage the technical opportunity pipeline and support pursuit prioritization
• Mentor Solution Leads and establish engineering standards across strategic pursuits
• Design end-to-end AI/GenAI solution architectures
• Rapidly prototype proofs-of-value, demos and AI applications
• Support RFP/RFI responses, effort estimation and solution strategy
• Partner with AI Engineering & Delivery for seamless implementation handoff
• Participate in selective delivery rotations to remain close to production implementations

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

• Solid hands-on AI/ML/GenAI engineering experience
• Experience leading strategic AI solutioning or architecture initiatives
• Experience with Python, LLMs, RAG, AI agents and modern AI frameworks
• Customer-facing experience leading workshops and executive discussions
• Healthcare experience across Payor, Provider and/or Life Sciences
• Solid product and design sensibility with an eye for elegant user experiences
• Demonstrated ability to rapidly prototype and iterate using AI-assisted software engineering workflows
• Proven builder mindset with a bias for action, experimentation and ownership

• Experience with Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code or similar AI-assisted development tools
• Experience building customer-facing AI demonstrations and accelerators
• Startup, innovation lab or product engineering experience
• Experience creating reusable AI assets and solution patterns

Help build one of healthcare's first AI-native consulting and engineering organizations. Work directly with healthcare leaders, solve meaningful problems, and shape the future of AI in healthcare.

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $164,600 - $282,200 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.